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Tag Archives: A shape

40: Colour and Style Q&A: A shape coloured bottoms? Socks with Boots and a Tan and Your Contrast

By Imogen LamportMay 13, 2020Leave a comment

As an A Shape, can I wear coloured bottoms or am I stuck with wearing only neutrals?
What to wear on feet with short and long boots for comfort and practicality
Does a summer tan allow you to wear a higher colour or value contrast?

33: Colour and Style Q&A: Where to end tops for A and X shapes, Going Grey will this change my colours? Determining Colour Direction

By Imogen LamportMay 13, 2020Leave a comment

A shape can I wear tops and jackets that end at my widest point if I wear them as an outer column of colour?
Going grey – will this change my colour palette? How will I know if I need to reassess?
Which colour palettes are easiest to identify? Are there any particular colours you look at to determine colour direction?

your colour and style questions answered

Your Colour and Style Questions Answered on Video 10

Accessories, Body Shapes, Colour, Personal Style, Shopping, Style Tips, Videos, Wardrobe, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportMay 8, 20203 Comments

What are you colour and style questions? I’m here to answer them LIVE on my Inside Out Style Blog Facebook Page – come join me and get your questions answered. Now, sit back and enjoy the answers to these colour and style questions… In this video If you don’t want to match shoes to hair…

30: Colour and Style Q&A: How to Choose a Flattering Necklines, Feeling Cold and Wearing Skirts and Dresses, A Shape Where to end Tops and Jackets

By Imogen LamportMay 4, 2020Leave a comment

How do you decide how to choose a neckline – face or body shape recommendations?
How do you wear dresses and skirts in winter and not feel cold?
A shape with long body and short legs – where to end tops and jackets with pants?

26: Colour and Style Q&A: Summer Wardrobe Choices for H, Short shapes for X, A plus 8 Shapes and wide leg pants

By Imogen LamportMay 4, 2020Leave a comment

How do I dress my busty, short waisted H Shape body for hot weather?

Why do A line skirts and wide leg pants are bad choices for 8 Shapes?

What style shorts suit a short legged X or A shape?

how to choose a column of colour for your body shape

Your Colour and Style Questions Answered on Video: 9

Beauty, Body Shapes, Colour, Colour Psychology, Hair, Reader Questions, Style Tips, Videos, Wardrobe, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportMay 1, 2020Leave a comment

Here are five (count them) new videos and over 60 minutes of colour and style tips and advice! I’d love to answer your questions – join me on my Inside Out Style Facebook page and let me know what you’d like to know! In This Video A shape can I wear tops and jackets that…

10. Colour and Style Q&A: Monochromatic Outfits, A Shape Tops and Skirts, Signature Colours

By Imogen LamportMarch 26, 2020Leave a comment

In this episode: Ā I am a tall A shape with a short waist. Where do I end my tops? What about skirts?
Do you find there are one or two colours in a palette that just don’t make you look great even though they are in your colour direction?
Can you demonstrate monochromatic dressing?

3: Colour & Style Q&A: Trouser Colour for an A Shape, Necklaces for Necklines, Wardrobe Needs

By KateCMarch 12, 2020Leave a comment

In this episode:
What colour pants to wear in the spring and summer with an A or pear shape body besides dark wash denim or navy?

How to select the right necklace for different types of necklines?

Getting Organised – how do I make sure I have the right pieces?

Your style questions answered by Imogen

Your Style Questions Answered: 1

Colour, Fabric, Prints and Patterns, Style Tips, Videos, Wardrobe, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportMarch 6, 2020Leave a comment

I’ve been making some Facebook Live videos over on my Inside Out Style page (join me there if you want to watch them live) and wanted to share them with you here too – and I’m also linking here to some useful blog posts that help answer these questions! Here I’ve compiled a few videos…

Belted blazers - how to decide if this trend is for you and styling tips

Tricky Trends – the Belted Blazer

Body Shapes, Fashion TrendsBy Imogen LamportSeptember 10, 20194 Comments

One of the big trends I’ve noticed both in fashion shows and online is the belted blazer. When I was at a Melbourne Fashion Week show, many of the ‘hot young things’ were wearing belted blazers, most commonly in a check pattern tweed fabric. So, should you invest in a belted blazer? Is The Belted…

The Best Clothing Alterations Based on Your Body Shape

Body Proportions, Body Shapes, Body VariationsBy Imogen LamportJune 21, 20194 Comments

Hi Imogen, I’d love to learn more about altering store-bought clothes for different body types. What are the alterations you may need to do based on your body shape? Firstly, it’s great to know what your body shape, body proportions and body variations are, so you can figure out which tips are most useful for…

What to Wear in a Hot and Humid Weather – Tops and Dresses

WardrobeBy Imogen LamportJune 7, 20184 Comments

When the temperature soars or the humidity is high, being both stylish and comfortable can become really tricky, particularly if your body shape doesn’t suit the wafty, floaty, waistless styles of clothing that end up the most comfortable in the heat. So what kinds of tops work when it’s hot, when a waisted style is…

How to Rock Patterns on Your Lower Half – X and A Shapes

Body Shapes, Prints and PatternsBy Imogen LamportFebruary 21, 20182 Comments

If you’ve read my recommendations on how to dress the hourglass shapes – the X Shape and A shape, that have the wider lower hip area, you may have noticed that the instructions are to keep the bottom of your body more boring, plain and free of detail. Details to Avoid Below the Waist for…

What is a Hip Dip and What to Wear When You Have Hip Dips

Body ShapesBy Imogen LamportOctober 5, 201719 Comments

Recently I’ve been asked to cover the topic of hip dips and how to dress them to make them less obvious. Hip Dips are also known as Violin Hips and are most common on the 8 shape, A shape and X shape bodies (but can come on any body shape). They are an indentation between…

How to Dress With Conflicting Body Shape Advice

Body Proportions, Body Shapes, Reader QuestionsBy Imogen LamportDecember 2, 20164 Comments

Dear Imogen, Thank you so much for creating Inside Out Style. Many of the style blogs I find are designed for models or teens, at least that’s how it seems to me. Most of your articles are for more mature women, with children. And you don’t pretend to have a perfect figure, you teach us…

Tips on choosing flattering jeans

How to Choose Jeans Styles to Flatter Your Hips

Body Shapes, Body Variations, Style TipsBy Imogen LamportJune 8, 2016Leave a comment

Many X, 8 and A shapes ask me how to make their hips look slimmer, and with jeans being such a staple of so many wardrobes it’s useful to know what kind of details to avoid when choosing a pair. 3 Simple Tips for Choosing Jeans Styles to Make Your Hips Look Slimmer It’s pretty…

What to wear to work

How to Express the Right Message Whilst Flattering Your Body Shape

Dress Codes, Personal Style, Reader QuestionsBy Imogen LamportMarch 8, 20166 Comments

How should we handle conflict between personality/ career role and body shape recommendation? As my body is very curvy , the body shape recommendation is all kinds of feminine stuff: skirt over pants, and not just skirt , but A -line flared skirt over straight ones, wrap and fit and flare dresses , waist shaping,…

what to wear when you've got pms or bloating

8 Ideas for What to Wear When You Have PMS or Bloating

Body Variations, Occasion Dressing, Reader QuestionsBy Imogen LamportJanuary 22, 20164 Comments

Dear Imogen, Your fashion blog has revolutionized the way I look at fashion and at myself. Thank you so much breaking things down in an open and positive way. I have a question that I’d like to post to the reader questions section, but was not sure how so I am sending it here. I…

Body Shape Bible: Understanding How to Dress A Shape Bodies

Body ShapesBy Imogen LamportApril 29, 201512 Comments

As I discussed here when I explained how lines work, body shape tells us: Where to put the verticals Where to put the horizontals to balance, broaden or highlight Where to place detail Where to keep boring/dull/plain/no detail That’s it! So let’s look at the A Shape (commonly called the pear shape or triangle shape)…

how to dress your body shape

What Does Knowing Your Body Shape Really Tell You?

Body ShapesBy Imogen LamportApril 10, 201512 Comments

Given the number of people who contact me asking about identifying their body shape (if you’re not sure what body shape you have, do the Body Shape Quiz to find out!), it’s obviously something that is considered to be an important factor in the whole “finding flattering clothing” issue that many women face. I’m here…

body shape

Easy Style Guide to the Best Pants for Your Body Shape

Body ShapesBy Imogen LamportApril 2, 201538 Comments

So when I’m talking pants here I’m not talking about your underpants (panties or knickers, whatever you call them). I’m talking the best shape of trousers for your body shape! Best Shape of Trousers for Your Body Shape I shape You are straight and may describe your shape as boyish, so create some curves with…

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